NYC medical examiners report that Ruby died of an overdose of fentanyl and heroin. The amounts of drugs in her body were enough to “render an adult unconscious,” Tran said.
Auster told authorities he woke up to find his 10-month-old daughter Ruby’s “lips blue and eyes stiff.”
He also had possession of “glassine packets of heroin” that he kept in the bathroom, the ADA said.
Tragedy in Brooklyn neighborhood
Ruby’s death comes at a time when overdose deaths have nearly doubled from pre-pandemic levels. New York City is facing another epidemic with drugs.
Neighbors close to where the tragedy occurred talked anonymously to The New York Post. They said that after the baby’s death infant items were left outside the apartment building for anyone to take.
“Everything, all the baby clothes, books, toys, it was just heartbreaking,” said a resident of the apartment building.
The suspect comes from a storied family of New York writers. Daniel’s dad is the author of “The New York Trilogy,” “The Book of Illusions,” and “Moon Palace.”